Lid, Ice Cream Cup - Alan Ladd
Object number2012.141.01
Date1950's
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions2 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (5.7 x 6.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionIce cream cup lid featuring a photograph of Mineola native Alan Ladd on top of the lid.Alan Ladd was born September 3, 1913, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and lived in Arkansas until around the age of five. He was an actor who appeared in over 80 films and was one of the most recognizable celebrities of the 1940s and '50s. He starred in such films as "Two Years before the Mast," "The Blue Dahlia," and "The Great Gatsby." However, Ladd is perhaps best known for his role in the 1953 western movie "Shane." Ladd died on January 29, 1964.
Dixie's Velvet ice cream cup lid with a blue tinted photograph of Arkansas native, Alan Ladd on top of the lid. Round lid with blue print, which reads "Playing in 'Now and Forever,' A Paramount Picture."
Status
Not on view
